There was no relaxing on the island as Purdue basketball battled Memphis in the semifinals of the Baha Mar Championship on Thursday.
The Boilermakers eventually pulled away for an 80-71 win over the Tigers . It was a game that featured technical fouls on both teams and was seemingly more physical than officials anticipated or could control, which led to frustration boiling over on both sides.
Fletcher Loyer did not hit a shot in the first half, missing five, then made four of five including a trio of triples in the second half with 18 of his 20 points in that frame to help Purdue push past Memphis. It came as Trey Kaufman-Renn sat for nearly six minutes with three fouls, including the technical he picked up before halftime . Braden Smith also struggled in the win.
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